Partes de la casa
Learning goals:
- Las habitaciones en una casa (The rooms in a house)
- Describe las diferentes partes de tu casa (Describe the different parts of your house)
- Haber (Hay) + artículo indeterminado (There is/are + an indefinite article)
- Las Casas de Gaudí (The Houses of Gaudí)
Learning module 5 (A1): En casa (At home)
Recap exercises of the previous lesson
Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes
Core vocabulary (16)
Hay un dormitorio limpio en la casa.
(There is a clean bedroom in the house.)
El dormitorio
(The bedroom)
Hay un sofá cómodo en el salón.
(There is a comfortable sofa in the living room.)
El salón
(The living room)
En la casa hay una escalera pequeña.
(In the house, there is a small staircase.)
La escalera
(The staircase)
Hay un libro en el suelo del dormitorio.
(There is a book on the floor of the bedroom.)
El suelo
(The floor)
En el salón, hay una pared sucia que necesitamos limpiar.
(In the living room, there is a dirty wall that we need to clean.)
La pared
(The wall)
Nosotros limpiamos la casa juntos los sábados.
(We clean the house together on Saturdays.)
Limpiar
(To clean)
Listening materials
Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!
A1.31.1 Diálogo: Día de invitados
Spanish A1.31.1 Guest day
Pedro y Ana organizan la limpieza de su casa, habitación por habitación. Unos amigos vienen a su casa a cenar y quieren tener la casa limpia para la ocasión.
(Pedro and Ana organise the cleaning of their house, room by room. Some friends are coming to their house for dinner and they want to have the house clean for the occasion.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A1.31.2 Gramática: Haber (Hay) + artículo indeterminado
Spanish A1.31.2 There is/are + an indefinite article
(We use
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A1.31.3 Cuento corto: Una casa grande
Spanish A1.31.3 A Big House
Conoce la casa grande y bonita de una familia en España.
(Discover the big and beautiful house of a family in Spain.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A1.31.4 Cultura: Las Casas de Gaudí
Spanish A1.31.4 The Houses of Gaudí
Descubre la mágica Casa Batlló de Gaudí en Barcelona. Aprende sobre su diseño único y las partes de la casa.
(Discover the magical Casa Batlló of Gaudí in Barcelona. Learn about its unique design and the parts of the house.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Exercises
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Find the words
Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.
Show answers Show hintsHints
The hallway , Clean , The room , The floor , The bedroom , The staircase
Answers
Score: 0/6
| El dormitorio | (The bedroom) |
| El suelo | (The floor) |
| Limpio | (Clean) |
| La escalera | (The staircase) |
| La habitación | (The room) |
| El pasillo | (The hallway) |
Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.
Show answers Show translationExercise 3: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersExercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.
Show translation|
1.
El suelo
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(The floor) |
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2.
Limpiar
|
(To clean) |
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3.
El salón
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(The living room) |
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4.
El dormitorio
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(The bedroom) |
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5.
El baño
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(The bathroom) |
Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationLimpiar (Presente, indicativo)
1. Yo ... mi habitación todos los días.
2. Él ... su escritorio antes de trabajar.
3. Tú ... el coche cada semana.
4. Nosotros ... la casa juntos los sábados.
5. Vosotros ... el jardín en primavera.
Exercise 6: There is/are + an indefinite article
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationHay unas, Hay un, Hay unos, hay, Hay una
1. ... escaleras que suben al ático.
2. ... baño en la casa.
3. ... pared sucia en la cocina.
4. ... dormitorios limpios aquí.
5. No ... pasillos en esta casa.
6. No ... escaleras en el garaje.
7. No ... balcones en el dormitorio.
8. Todavía no ... cocina.
Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersConversation exercise
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
- Nombra las habitaciones de la casa. (Name the rooms in the house.)
- Nombra las partes de la casa. (Name the parts of the house.)
Example phrases:
- El número 1 es el sótano. (Number 1 is the basement.)
- A es el jardín. (A is the garden.)
- ...
Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table
Core vocabulary
(16):
Verbs: 2,
Adjectives: 2,
Nouns: 12,
Context vocabulary:
6
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Balcones | Balconies |
| Casas | Houses |
| Dormitorios | Bedrooms |
| El balcón | The balcony |
| El baño | The bathroom |
| El dormitorio | The bedroom |
| El garaje | The garage |
| El jardín | The garden |
| El pasillo | The hallway |
| El salón | The living room |
| El suelo | The floor |
| Escaleras | Stairs |
| Haber | To have |
| Hay | There is |
| La cocina | The kitchen |
| La escalera | The staircase |
| La habitación | The room |
| La pared | The wall |
| Limpia | Clean |
| Limpiar | Clean |
| Limpio | Clean |
| Sucio | Dirty |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson
Limpiar (to clean)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo limpio I clean
- tú limpias You clean
- él/ella limpia he cleans
- nosotros/nosotras limpiamos We clean
- vosotros/vosotras limpiáis you clean
- ellos/ellas limpian They clean
Exercise: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationLimpiar (Presente, indicativo)
1. Yo ... mi habitación todos los días.
2. Él ... su escritorio antes de trabajar.
3. Tú ... el coche cada semana.
4. Nosotros ... la casa juntos los sábados.
5. Vosotros ... el jardín en primavera.